opinions....best spider lift?

[Jackjcc]

I demod a teupen sc69a today. Track lift was clearly better, I know because I brought it and did a side by side. The teupen has a two man basket, which gives it 2 more feet of side reach. It's also 600lbs lighter due to aluminum construction.
I wrote out some specs for a side by side comparison off of the manufacturer spec sheets.

One interesting thing that came up is the dead mans switch. The teupen lift has one and I told their rep I hated it. It really was my biggest dislike. So he asked me what the switch was like on my tracked lift, I told him I didn't have one. He then told me osha required it, now I've spent an hour on osha and google trying to find it and I can't. Has anybody heard of the dead man switch requirement for AWP's?



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[baumeister]

Any reason not to wrap hyd lines at frame wear points with a piece of rubber hose slit length wise and banded in place? Lumberjack? Anyone?

I used rubber and it wore through on the lines by the wheels. THe inside of the rim cuts into the hydraulic line when aligned right. I lossned the hose and turned them a bit. The bend radius is not ideal. Way too short. Design issue in my eye. I have not had one burst on me, but I am replacing one soon to avoid it. Do you have a nifty lift? Any design flaws that you have come across that you care to share?

 

[Merle Nelson]

No lift for me yet. Am looking toward a 550 class chip truck next and researching which lift to buy after that. I would like 85 or 90 foot.

Thanks for your insight on wrapping the hyd lines.

 

[craneguy1]

So how does the SD64 Have 70 feet of vertical reach? It states it has 63.5 feet of height to the bottom of the platform. I am not 6.5 feet tall, so......??

Get used to replacing hydraulic hoses. It happens. With all my equipment I have replaced a ton, I have lost count. Luckily most are easy to get to. Just take the hose off and take it to a repair shop. Usually fixed in under 15 mins while I wait.
I even thought about buying the stuff to fix it myself.

Not too hard to do...you can find a good used press for about $1000... more money is spent on hoses and fittings...we started making our own about 3 years ago just cuz i found the press cheap and dont like waiting for the "guy who knows how to do it" to come back from lunch...that being said...you cant mix and match hoses/fittings...most presses are even brand specific. I went with weatherhead...easy to get bulk fittings and hose from any napa...the amount of different fittings used nowadays would blow your mind...many look identical but arent....havent blown 3 lines since we invested about $2500 in parts....lol go figure!

 

[craneguy1]

I used rubber and it wore through on the lines by the wheels. THe inside of the rim cuts into the hydraulic line when aligned right. I lossned the hose and turned them a bit. The bend radius is not ideal. Way too short. Design issue in my eye. I have not had one burst on me, but I am replacing one soon to avoid it. Do you have a nifty lift? Any design flaws that you have come across that you care to share?[/QUOTE

Could you get a steel line fabbed to replace it?